The Sackville Children

John Hoppner

1796 · Oil on canvas · European Paintings

The children of the third Duke of Dorset were painted at Knole, the Sackville family seat. They are (left to right): Lady Mary Sackville (1792–1864); the Duke's only son, Lord Middlesex (1793–1815), later fourth Duke of Dorset; and Lady Elizabeth Sackville (1795–1870). The picture was exhibited in 1797 under the title "Portraits of a nobleman's children." The pose of the boy derives from a famous portrait of Henry VIII by Hans Holbein.

Artist

John Hoppner

Date

1796

Medium

Oil on canvas

Department

European Paintings

Credit line

Bequest of Thomas W. Lamont, 1948